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Plot Summary:
Dream High is a South Korean television series broadcast by KBS in 2011. It features miss A's Suzy, Kim Soo-hyun, T-ara's Eunjung, IU and 2PM. The drama was popular among teenagers, and brought in viewership ratings in the 18 to 20 percent range during its two-month run. A special episode, where the cast of the show performed the Dream High Special Concert on a stage near Seoul, was aired on March 1, 2011, the day after the series ended. Its sequel Dream High Season 2 aired a year later with a different cast.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: touching, humorous, semi serious, dorama, romantic, realistic
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Monstar (2013)
Plot Summary:
Monstar is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Yong Jun-hyung, Ha Yeon-soo, and Kang Ha-neul. It aired on music channel Mnet from May 17 to August 2, 2013 every Friday at 21:50 for 12 episodes. The drama is about how a group of teenagers are healed through the power of music.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 265
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, touching, captivating, realistic
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SuckSeed (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ped (Jirayu La-ongmanee) was a shy boy who had never listened to music until introduced to the world of Pop and Rock by would-be childhood crush Ern (Nattasha Nualjam). Ern soon left for Bangkok, however, and it is six years later in their final school year when she is re-introduced to Ped and his brash best friend Koong (Pachara Chirathivat). Koong convinces Ped, along with schoolmate Ex (Thawat Pornrattanaprasert), to form a band, partly to be cool and attract girls, partly as an attempt by Koong to try and one-up his popular twin brother Kay. Their musical talents aren't great, but that doesn't stop them from trying. However, when Ern decides to lend them her outstanding guitar skills, Ped and Koong's shared attraction to her puts a strain on the band's survival, as well as their friendship.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious, romantic, touching, romantic comedy
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The Liar and His Lover (2017)
Plot Summary:
Kang Han-Kyeol is a great yet sullen composer who becomes inspired by the voices of others and keeps his identity secret from people. He meets Yoon So-Rim, a high school student who possesses beautiful singing, whilst under his secret identity, and she falls in love with him. Adaptation of the manga by Kotomi Aoki under the same name, which has been running since 2009.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 928
Genere: Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: uplifting, touching, sentimental, sweet, dorama
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Shut Up Flower Boy Band (2012)
Plot Summary:
Shut Up Flower Boy Band is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Sung Joon, Jo Bo-ah, Kim Myung-soo, Jung Eui-chul, Lee Hyun-jae, Yoo Min-kyu, and Kim Min-suk. It is a coming-of-age story about a high school rock band dealing with friendship, rivalry, romance and their passion for music. It aired on tvN from January 30 to March 20, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 for 16 episodes. It is the second installment in cable channel tvN's new line of youth-targeted programming "Oh! Boy" Project, which features a line-up of handsome leading men. The previous series was Flower Boy Ramyun Shop. Yoo Min-kyu was cast after winning tvN's reality audition program Flower Boy Casting: Oh! Boy. Kim Myung-soo is from boy band Infinite, Lee Hyun-jae is from indie rock band Mate, and Kim Min-suk and Kim Ye-rim were contestants on reality talent show Superstar K3.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 582
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, realistic, sincere, emotional, anime, novela, crying
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Click your Heart (2016)
Plot Summary:
Starring AOA's Min Ah as an endearing outcast who turns the heads of Da Won, Ro Woon, Cha Ni and Ju Ho, this interactive choose-your-own-adventure series unites AOA and Neoz trainees in a sweet string of high school romances.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: dorama, sincere, romantic, touching, interactive
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Adolescence Medley (2013)
Plot Summary:
A teen drama about high school students in a village high school. Jung Woo is a transfer student in Namil High School. After transferring schools 7 times, Jung Woo learns it is easiest not to make friends!.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: dorama, sentimental, romantic, touching
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You Are Beautiful (2009)
Plot Summary:
You're Beautiful is a 2009 South Korean romantic comedy television drama series, starring Park Shin-hye, Jang Keun-suk, Lee Hong-ki of F.T. Island and Jung Yong-hwa of CN Blue. It is about a fictional boy band A.N.Jell and the relationship between its members when a female, posing as her twin brother, joins the group. It aired on Seoul Broadcasting System from October 7 to November 26, 2009 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. The series has been posted on SBS's YouTube channel. A Japanese remake of this drama was released in Japan in July 2011 as Ikemen desu ne, and included a cameo appearance by Jang in Episode 8 as his Japanese counterpart, Gunsoku. A Taiwanese remake, Fabulous Boys, was broadcast in 2013, which includes a cameo appearance by Park Shin-hye.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, dorama, humorous, novela, semi serious, romantic drama, realistic
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Sassy, Go Go (2015)
Plot Summary:
Despite their harsh educational environment, the cheerleading club has to keep it together for the students' sakes, and their own.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, light, humorous, exciting, thought provoking, disturbing
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Good Morning Call (2016)
Plot Summary:
A high school girl finally gets her own apartment, but she has to share it with the most popular boy in school. No one can know they're living together.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags: dorama, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, romantic drama, stylized
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Alex & Co. (2015)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends studying in secondary school find their love for music after stumbling upon a banned room in their school.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 407
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Austin & Ally (2011)
Plot Summary:
A comedy about the unique relationship between a young songwriter, Ally Dawson, and Austin Moon, the overnight internet sensation who gains sudden notoriety after performing one of Ally's songs. Austin and Ally struggle with how to maintain and capitalize on Austin's newfound fame. Austin is more of a rebel type who doesn't follow the rules and is somewhat immature for his age, while Ally is conservative yet self-conscious.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: sitcom, not serious, novela, realistic, humorous, nostalgic
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Satisfaction (1988)
Plot Summary:
When a young rock group called The Mystery gets its first gig at a club, it's an opportunity to see what life is all about! Fresh out of high school, the rockers are hired by an exclusive beach resort thanks to a faded '60s songwriter. There, they meet with romance and adventure. But street-smart lead singer Jennie Lee faces a dilemma: pursue her budding career or finish high school.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, romantic, sexy, unusual plot structure
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Glee (2009)
Plot Summary:
Glee is an American teen musical comedy-drama television series that airs on the Fox network in the United States. It focuses on the reconstituted William McKinley High School glee club, New Directions, which competes on the show choir competition circuit while its disparate members deal with relationships, sexuality, social issues, and learning to become an effective team.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: feel good, stylized, humorous, witty, semi serious, teen, suspense, funny, light, offbeat
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Bandslam (2009)
Plot Summary:
A high school social outcast and the popular girl bond through a shared love of music.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, humorous, semi serious, light, realistic, erotic, surprise ending, sexy, clever
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High School Musical 2 (2007)
Plot Summary:
The East High Wildcats are ready to have the time of their lives. Troy (Zac Efron) is thrilled when he’s offered a job in a country club, but it’s all part of Sharpay’s (Ashley Tisdale) plot to lure him away from Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens). How will it all turn out? All questions are answered on the night of the club’s Talent Show.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: teen, melancholic, sentimental, feel good, humorous, touching, romantic, entertaining, realistic, semi serious
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The Heirs (2013)
Plot Summary:
Heirs follows a group of privileged, elite high school students as they are groomed to take over their families' business empires. These wealthy students seem to have everything under control–except their love lives. Kim Tan is heir to the Empire Group sent to study abroad in the U.S. In reality it's a form of exile, as his elder half-brother back home schemes to takes over the family business. While in the States, Kim Tan bumps into Cha Eun Sung, who's arrived from Korea in search of her older sister. He feels himself falling for her, never realizing that she's the daughter of his family's housekeeper. When his fiancée Rachel Yoo arrives to bring him back to Korea, his heart is torn between love and duty. Meanwhile, Rachel's half-brother Choi Young Do develops his own crush on Eun Sung. Who said being a rich, beautiful high school student was easy?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: dorama, semi serious, social, uplifting, humorous, intense, sitcom, romantic drama, romantic, emotional
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Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010)
Plot Summary:
Mitchie can't wait to go back to Camp Rock and spend the summer making new music with her friends and superstar Shane Gray. But the slick new camp across the lake, Camp Star, has drummed up some serious competition — featuring newcomers Luke (Matthew "Mdot" Finley) and Dana (Chloe Bridges). In a sensational battle of the bands, with Camp Rock's future at stake, will Camp Star's flashy production and over-the-top antics win out, or will Camp Rockers prove that music, teamwork, and spirit are what truly matter?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, teen, romantic
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High School Musical (2006)
Plot Summary:
Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school's musical. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams, everyone learns about acceptance, teamwork, and being yourself. And it's all set to fun tunes and very cool dance moves!.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: romantic, teen, sentimental, feel good, humorous, funny, mockbuster, cult classic, hilarious, realistic
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Boys Over Flowers (2005)
Plot Summary:
Hana Yori Dango is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS in 2005. It is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, Boys Over Flowers, written by Yoko Kamio. The series is the third television adaptation of the manga following Meteor Garden and its sequel Meteor Garden II in Taiwan. It also resulted in a sequel Hana Yori Dango Returns and a movie adaptation Hana Yori Dango Final. It was one of the most popular dramas of the year and won many major awards.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: touching, dorama, humorous, semi serious, sincere, sweet, captivating, entertaining, shoujo, anime
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Boys Over Flowers (2009)
Plot Summary:
A working class girl winds up at an exclusive prep school. Unassuming high school girl Jan Di stands up to -- and eventually falls for -- a spoiled rich kid who belongs to the school's most powerfu clique.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: dorama, touching, sentimental, romantic, sincere, anime, novela, romantic drama, humorous, realistic
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True Beauty (2020)
Plot Summary:
Lim Ju-kyung is a high school student. Since she was little, she has had a complex about her appearance. To hide her bare face, Ju-kyung always wears make-up. Her excellent make-up skills make her pretty and she hides her bare face in front of others. She gets involved with 2 men; Lee Su-ho and Han Seo-jun.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: dorama, touching, sincere, romantic, sentimental
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Ma Boy (2012)
Plot Summary:
Jang Geu Rim (Kim So Hyun) is a student at an arts high school who dreams of becoming a pop singer. At school she gets a new roommate, Irene (Sun Woong) who’s actually a boy. Irene’s persona is a pretty Female CF star and his actual name is Hyun Woo.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, humorous, entertaining
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Hannah Montana (2006)
Plot Summary:
At home and school, she's Miley Stewart, a typical teenager, but when the lights go down and the curtain goes up, she emerges as the glamorous and talented Hannah Montana. Having the "Best of Both Worlds" is a complicated proposition, and keeping her identity under wraps leads Miley and her friends into some hilarious capers as she tries to balance her normal life with her rock star persona.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, sitcom, touching, semi serious, sincere, realistic, cult classic, sentimental, telenovela
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Awkward. (2011)
Plot Summary:
An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion. Narration in the first-person voice of Jenna's blog posts captures the humor within the struggles and experiences everyone can relate to from their formative years.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, realistic, sitcom, teen, funny, romantic, captivating, entertaining, independent film
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Life As We Know It (2004)
Plot Summary:
See life through the eyes of Dino, Ben, and Jonathan -- three teens experiencing the joys and pains of growing up. Although different in many ways, these guys have one main thing in common -- women. Together, their attitudes about women are challenged, and they discover there's more to life than meets the eye.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, melancholic, sentimental, romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011)
Plot Summary:
In this modern telling of the classic tale, aspiring singer Katie Gibbs falls for the new boy at her performing arts high school. But Katie's wicked stepmother and stepsister are scheming to crush her dream before she can sing her way into his heart.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: modern fairy tale, romantic, fairy tale, feel good, semi serious, teen, sexy, sex comedy, romantic comedy, cute
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Playful Kiss (2010)
Plot Summary:
Playful Kiss is a 2010 South Korean romantic-comedy television series, starring Jung So-min and Kim Hyun-joong. It aired on MBC from September 1 to October 21, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. It is based on the Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss written by Tada Kaoru. The Korean series is the third television adaptation of the manga following the Taiwanese It Started With a Kiss in 2005, and its sequel They Kiss Again in 2007. Though Playful Kiss received low ratings in South Korea in the five to seven percent range, it was sold to 12 countries in Asia. Due to its international popularity, a short special edition was aired on YouTube after the series finale.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 66 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, semi serious, dorama, captivating, anime, romantic drama, touching, realistic, romantic comedy
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Pitch Perfect (2012)
Plot Summary:
College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is how well they sing together. She takes the women of the group out of their comfort zone of traditional arrangements and into a world of amazing harmonic combinations in a fight to the top of college music competitions.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 326000
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, teen, funny, light, romantic, entertaining, semi serious, sweet
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Student of the Year (2012)
Plot Summary:
Several alumni reminisce about their final year at St. Theresa's College and the events that shaped their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, semi serious, humorous, funny, romantic
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School 2021 (2021)
Plot Summary:
The story of students attending a specialized high school and pursuing their own dreams rather than go off to college. It will delve into how these students learn about love, friendship, the things they like versus the things they’re good at, and growing up in an intense environment. Gong Ki Joon is a hardworking student who takes on work and school at the same time and achieves his dream job after learning about love and friendship. Jeong Young Joo is a transfer student with a hidden story and a past connection to Gong Ki Joon.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Romance, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious